Paradise City

Take me down to the paradise cityWhere the grass is green and the girls are prettyTake me home

Just a urchin livin' under the streetI'm a hard case that's tough to beatI'm your charity case so buy me something to eatI'll pay you at another timeTake it to the end of the line

Rags to riches or so they sayYa gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fameIt's all a gamble when it's just a gameYa treat it like a capital crimeEverybody's doin' the time

Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamberWhy I'm here I can't quite rememberThe surgeon general says it's hazardous to breatheI'd have another cigarette but I can't seeTell me who you're gonna believe